Apple, which has been controversial recently, especially with the commission it receives from developers’ revenue, and suffered a major defeat with the lawsuit filed by Epic Games, has opened a new era in its lobbying activities, according to a new report. . The company is the world’s most popular developer association. millions of dollars transferred popped up.

According to information obtained by Bloomberg, the US-based ‘The App Association (ACT)The association received more than half of its funding from Apple. Moreover, Apple was not even a member of this union. In addition, Bloomberg suggested that the union’s decisions are also controlled by Apple.

But what will Apple ACT do with this money? The situation is too serious:

Apple’s lobbying activity originated thanks to former employees of this association, which describes itself as “the biggest voice of developers”. In conversation with Bloomberg, the four former employees of Apple that he is the biggest ‘supporter’ of the union shared.

So what did ACT do with the millions of dollars it received from Apple? According to Bloomberg, the association has published articles and newsletters defending the company, even as Apple’s relationship with developers deteriorated. In these articles Even for the App Store model where Apple cuts a 30% commission “Companies saw access to overseas markets that they had not seen before.” used the expression.

Another example is the potential of the US Senate for companies like Apple to control how software can be distributed to devices. with the preparation of legislation to prohibit anti-competitive behaviour would be on Apple’s side again. In its statement during this period, ACT passed the legislation as “‘ready, aim, fire’ for mobile software delivery modelHe described it as “.

So exactly how much money does ACT get from Apple?

When the information came to light, ACT officials made a statement to Bloomberg. While the authorities did not disclose the exact amount they received, they only shared that it was more than half of the total amount they received. Unit, 9 million dollars in total in 2020 had financed.

In addition, according to former employees who spoke to Bloomberg, Apple’s stake in the company is, It was much more than half of the total funding. While this percentage was not clearly disclosed, Apple declined to make a statement to Bloomberg.